wangotango
05-25-2012, 01:20 AM
First off - super respect for all of you that do this for a living, make it look easy, and display amazing results. Hats off.
As previously mentioned on 5/23 post, began 2 day run at making the Spectra5 shine a bit more than it does now. Overall paint good, some rock chips but it has 100k miles.
Washed with deterg. Clay bar. Wash with nice mother's wash. water blade and hand dry completely. The I get after it with the GG paint glaze with my GG 6". Fugured this is a simple cleaning step on paint that I (beginner at best) thought was ok. Used the orange 6" GG pad. The battle raged on for hours. The pad felt like I had strapped a 2x4 to a side grinder. Put on appropriate amount (I think) and did the usual pattern weaving and tried to wipe it off. I wiped like a mofo, repeatedly, with monotonous regularity. Just installed 8 fabulous 48" 2-bulb fixtures with some sweet 5000k bulbs. Still had to go to the 150w on a cord to go over and over the surface to find spots I thought were wiped off.
Luckily the UPS guy came right in the middle of things.
Went inside, got a cigar and a vodka tonic.
Removed GG orange pad and (with proper backing plate) installed a newly arrived 5.5" LC CCS blue pad. I could feel the entire surface, I could feel like I had resumed control. My confidence soared. Not really sure how I'm gonna get that pad clean. Feels like a wax (they all began to laugh).
I also used the GG 3" DA with the red pads that comes with kit. They allowed me to have more feel for what I was doing. Unlike the orange brick on the 6" DA.
Finally all of the GG paint glaze is gone, wiped off, no residue.
Went inside, had a piece of pizza and brought a vodka tonic to the garage.
Used a new 5.5 LC CCS blue pad on the 6" and a new red pad on the 3" and began to apply Wolfgang sealant 3.0. Applied easily. Very easily. And I'm a complete hack at this point. Wiped off easily. Very easily. Shines like a new dime! One word-WOW.
Will apply liquid sovereign tomorrow morning after mimosas in the hot tub, breakfast, and a cigar. Think I'm gonna get away with it. But my lord what a battle that paint glaze was. The pads that were used for the WG 3.0 cleaned up like new in the sink.
I think I should have done something other than the glaze or maybe a few more steps before the glaze. I appreciate any advice.
But tomorrow morning ...I'M GOIN" IN!
As previously mentioned on 5/23 post, began 2 day run at making the Spectra5 shine a bit more than it does now. Overall paint good, some rock chips but it has 100k miles.
Washed with deterg. Clay bar. Wash with nice mother's wash. water blade and hand dry completely. The I get after it with the GG paint glaze with my GG 6". Fugured this is a simple cleaning step on paint that I (beginner at best) thought was ok. Used the orange 6" GG pad. The battle raged on for hours. The pad felt like I had strapped a 2x4 to a side grinder. Put on appropriate amount (I think) and did the usual pattern weaving and tried to wipe it off. I wiped like a mofo, repeatedly, with monotonous regularity. Just installed 8 fabulous 48" 2-bulb fixtures with some sweet 5000k bulbs. Still had to go to the 150w on a cord to go over and over the surface to find spots I thought were wiped off.
Luckily the UPS guy came right in the middle of things.
Went inside, got a cigar and a vodka tonic.
Removed GG orange pad and (with proper backing plate) installed a newly arrived 5.5" LC CCS blue pad. I could feel the entire surface, I could feel like I had resumed control. My confidence soared. Not really sure how I'm gonna get that pad clean. Feels like a wax (they all began to laugh).
I also used the GG 3" DA with the red pads that comes with kit. They allowed me to have more feel for what I was doing. Unlike the orange brick on the 6" DA.
Finally all of the GG paint glaze is gone, wiped off, no residue.
Went inside, had a piece of pizza and brought a vodka tonic to the garage.
Used a new 5.5 LC CCS blue pad on the 6" and a new red pad on the 3" and began to apply Wolfgang sealant 3.0. Applied easily. Very easily. And I'm a complete hack at this point. Wiped off easily. Very easily. Shines like a new dime! One word-WOW.
Will apply liquid sovereign tomorrow morning after mimosas in the hot tub, breakfast, and a cigar. Think I'm gonna get away with it. But my lord what a battle that paint glaze was. The pads that were used for the WG 3.0 cleaned up like new in the sink.
I think I should have done something other than the glaze or maybe a few more steps before the glaze. I appreciate any advice.
But tomorrow morning ...I'M GOIN" IN!